Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

From my reading of section 9(1), there might be a period of time when the 2000 Act is repealed and the 2024 Act and this section of it are not enacted. This is a transitional mechanism to deal with that area, as in, things exempt under the 2000 Act will continue to be so until such time as the new Act comes into force. Are we sure there are not any lacunae that could lead to a development which is not exempt but which claims exempted development status or operates in a legal grey area in the period between repeal and enactment?